Round Up

Dancing to be a Star held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, July 19th at the same time with the Mabuhay Festival, was another hit and a huge successful affair to remember. It has facinated audiences across GTA with stunning and impressive performances and done again this year with flying colors. Chaired by Leonie Manzanares, Council ⇒

Last June 28, 2008, The Featineans Association of Toronto (TFAT) hosted a summer night party Hawaiian style at the Garnett Williams Community Centre in Thornhill. Approximately 150 guests including members and officers showed up in their respective colorful Hawaiian attire. A full range of spectrum representing age, people and dance skills comprised the association’s enthusiastic ⇒

The Board did not lose anytime in planning activities for the 2008 Mabuhay Philippines! Toronto Summer Festival, the largest celebration of Philippine heritage and culture in the country. The 2008 Mabuhay Festival promises to be a spectacular event as a milestone in our history is celebrated, the 110th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. This year, PIDC ⇒

Political assassination survivor By Ted Alcuitas VANCOUVER–A Philippine medical doctor and political activist is seeking political asylum in Canada after surviving a brutal attack on his family a year ago in the northern province of Kalinga in the Philippines. Dr. Constancio ‘Chandu’ Claver and his three daughters fled the country after the attack, which resulted ⇒

TORONTO–The Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement-Toronto (CERIS) has recently published a research study documenting how the Community Alliance for Social Justice (CASJ) evolved from the crisis resulting from the fatal shooting of Jeffrey Reodica by a Toronto Police officer. The publication, titled “The Road to Empowerment in Toronto’s Filipino Community: ⇒

February 25, 2007, Hamilton. Following on the heels of an overwhelmingly successful first trade show, the Hamilton Filipino Community Centre (HFCC) is organizing once again their biggest event for the spring season: the HFCC 2007 Trade Show, an exhibition of beauty, health and lifestyle. This will be held on April 14th, Saturday from 12:00pm-7:00pm at ⇒

The Canadian ambassador has asked President Arroyo to listen to international appeals for a stop to the political killings in the Philippines, reminding her that his country’s aid is tied to “good governance.” Expressing concern over the reported spate of political killings in the Philippines, the Canadian ambassador to Manila has asked the Arroyo government ⇒

Nomination forms and Rules & Regulations on Election of FCT Board of Directors– Available from December 1, 2006 at FCT Office (FCT office closed: December 23, 2006 to January 3, 2007) Deadline for Filing of Candidacy–Friday, December 22, 2006, 5:00 p.m. Anuual General Meeting (AGM) Sunday, January 21, 2007, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure ⇒

By Veteran journalist Haroon Siddiqui TORONTO – “Your main role is to cover your community and equally to empower your community in Canada. You help the people in your community to integrate into Canada, help them have equal access to professions, make sure that the workers are not exploited, that they are treated equally as ⇒

Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The Philippine Reporter (print edition) is a Toronto Filipino newspaper publishing since March 1989.
It carries Philippine news and community news and feature stories about Filipinos in Canada and the U.S.